{"id":2297881,"date":"2024-07-17T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-officials-clear-way-for-political-party-boosting-rfk-jr-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:01:05","slug":"north-carolina-officials-approve-political-party-supporting-rfk-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-officials-approve-political-party-supporting-rfk-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina officials approve political party supporting RFK Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-officials-approve-political-party-supporting-rfk-jr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2297881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Carolina election board has approved the recognition of the\u200b We\u2063 the People Party, which was \u200dcreated to get independent presidential candidate Robert F. \u2064Kennedy Jr. on the ballot in \u2064the state. The party \u2064had initially been rejected but\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-clears-first-state-signature-requirement-to-be-on-2024-presidential-ballot\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. meets first state signature requirement for 2024 Presidential ballot\">successfully submitted<\/a> the required number of signatures\u200b to be recognized. \u200cKennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will now be on the ballot in November.\u2063 With this\u200d approval, Kennedy now has confirmed ballot access in states \u200bamounting to\u2063 99 electoral\u200d votes. The party will be an option for \u200dvoters to register with, alongside other parties such as Republican, Democratic,\u200d Constitution, Green,\u2062 Libertarian, and No Labels parties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina officials clear way for political party boosting RFK Jr.<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1705639\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North Carolina\">North Carolina<\/a>&lsquo;s election board approved recognizing the We the People Party as it seeks to get independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> on the ballot in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The board voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve the We the People Party, which was created as a vehicle to get Kennedy ballot access in a few states, less than a month after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3061773\/rfk-jr-path-north-carolina-ballot-blocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rejected\">rejected<\/a> initial efforts to be recognized. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-recognized-as-political-party-in-kansas\/\" title=\"No Labels acknowledged as political party in Kansas\">party successfully submitted<\/a> the required number of signatures, along with at least 200 in three congressional districts, to be recognized by the state as a party.<\/p>\n<p>The board said the party&rsquo;s nominated candidates, including Kennedy for president and Nicole Shanahan for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, will be on the ballot in November. The party will be an option for voters to register with, alongside the Republican, Democratic, Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and No Labels parties.<\/p>\n<p>With Kennedy&rsquo;s party confirmed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-man-trying-to-shake-up-yales-secretive-governing-body\/\" title=\"Meet the Man Trying to Shake Up Yale\u2019s Secretive Governing Body\">independent candidate<\/a> now has confirmed ballot access in states amounting to 99 electoral votes, <a href=\"https:\/\/elections2024.thehill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Decision Desk HQ<\/em> and the <em>Hill<\/em>. Kennedy&rsquo;s campaign has claimed it has qualified for ballots in states amounting to 390 electoral votes.<\/p>\n<p>While the state approved Kennedy&rsquo;s party, it rejected recognition to the Justice for All Party, which is looking to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot. The board voted 3-2, with all three Democratic members voting against recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Board members who voted against the Justice for All Party said they did so due to concerns about fraud in the signature gathering process and a lack of cooperation by canvassers to subpoenas for information made by the state board of elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Carolina is considered a battleground state and has been rated &ldquo;lean Republican&rdquo; by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shows\">shows<\/a> former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden, 47%-41.6%, in a head-to-head race. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"leads\">leads<\/a> a field of five candidates with 44%, compared to Biden&rsquo;s 37%, and Kennedy&rsquo;s 6.8%.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1705639\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705639\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina officials have approved the recognition of the We the People Party, which aims to support independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the state. The party successfully submitted the required signatures and will have Kennedy and his running mate on the ballot in November. This approval gives Kennedy access to 99 electoral votes in various states. However, another party seeking to get independent candidate Cornel West on the ballot was rejected due to concerns about fraud in the signature collection process. North Carolina is considered a battleground state in the upcoming election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2297882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-911-sides.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5418,32258,3638,33019,32458],"class_list":["post-2297881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-approve","tag-north-carolina","tag-officials","tag-political-party","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-911-sides.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2297881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2297881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2297881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2297881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2297881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}